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No. 1714 1840 Feb. 4, W. W. T. SMITH, GONZALES, [TEXAS], TO M. B. LAMAR, AUSTIN, [TEXASJ 62 ~lost excellent Sir Rumors many and various have reached the town of Gonzales within the last week respecting the movements of the central forces in l\Iexico- From all the information I have been able to obtain I have no doubt but there is a considerable army being got together in the enemies country- I believe the _object is to destroy the Federal forees in the N. E.- They have certainly retreated to this side the Rio Grande- It was the policy of Ganalis 63 to take the centralists he had conquered into his own ranks- Then when a suitable opportunity offered betrayed him carrin off all his amunition- And consequently he had to retreat to this side the river- I have myself no fears that we will be disturbed by the forces of Mexico- I see so many obstaeles in Felisola's 64 way that I cannot for a moment think he will have the temerity to approach our settlements- He must know the resistance he would meet with from our army- He knows the Federalists would be behind him- But whatever I may think and however improbable an attack from that quarter may be there is considerable apprehension here among some of the citizens Allow- me also to say that there is a posibility of our being attacked- Allow me to suggest the propriety of a communication's being established with some part of the south say San-Patricio or any point on the Matamoros road south of there-- That is in all probability the road by which the Central faces [sic] will approah [sic] if ever they make the attempt A few men say 10, 15, or 20 stationed out there as spies could keep up a regular correspondence with your Excellency's government and the information they would transmit might be of great importance and would at all events alley th<' fears of the people- Excuse a stranger to your person from taking the liberty of addressing you- In much haste l\Iost respectfully You Excellencvs
Obedent" $er &c-
w. W. T. Smith
His Excellency M. B. Lamar Gonzales Feb. 4th 1840 [Addressed] His Excellency M. B. Lamar Austin
[Endorsed]
WW T Smith
Feby 4, 1840.
No. 1715
1840 Feb. 4, D[AVIDJ S. KAUFMAN, AUSTIN, [TEXAS], TO · l\f[IRABEAUJ B[UONAPARTEJ LAMAR, [AUSTIN, TEXAS] Urging the veto of the "English bill." A. N. S. 1 p.
".A. L'. S . ..Canales. "Filisola.
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